Admission

Required Documents

Anyone applying for admission to an undergraduate certificate or microprogram must submit documents concerning their status in Canada and their education by deadlines. It’s important to inform us of all your secondary (equivalent to high school) and post-secondary studies (college, university, CPGE, BTS, etc.).

Note that an official or certified translation into French or English is required for any document written in any other language.

For more information about the documents required for admission and how to submit them, please read the sections that apply to you.

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING YOUR STATUS IN CANADA (required for all applications)
  • Click on the following link to see the documents required for admission according to your legal status in Canada.
  • All applicants must submit a birth certificate that includes their parents’ full names for admission.
FRENCH ADMISSION TEST, IF APPLICABLE (LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS)

Check whether you are required to take a French test.

If you are required to take a French test for admission, it must be sent to us at the same time as your other documents. If you do not submit your French test by the deadline (see deadlines), your application will be delayed and may be refused for failure to submit the French test required for admission.

ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR STUDIES IN QUEBEC
Pre-university or technical DEC
  • No transcript is required for those who are studying or have studied at a CEGEP.
AEC
  • A resume is required.

No transcript is required for those who are studying or have studied at a CEGEP.

Secondary studies
  • Ministerial transcript
  • Secondary School Diploma (DES) or Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP)
  • Cover letter and resume
University studies
  • Copy of diploma(s)
  • Most recent transcript for each diploma

Visit the website to find out the admission requirements specific to your program.

ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR STUDIES DONE OUTSIDE QUEBEC
Baccalauréat général français, BAC série C, série D, others
  • Transcripts for seconde, première and terminale
  • Attestation du lycée indicating specialties taken in première and terminale, as well as any optional courses taken.
  • If you have already obtained your baccalauréat, please also provide your baccalauréat transcript and certificate of achievement or diploma.
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • Transcripts for the last three years of secondary school
  • Current school transcript detailing current year’s course of study
  • Secondary school diploma (if available)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
Secondary school in a Canadian province other than Ontario and Quebec
  • Transcripts for the last three years of secondary school
  • Secondary school diploma (if available)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
U.S. high school
  • Transcripts for the last three years of high school
  • High school diploma (if available)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
Preparatory classes (e.g., CPGE)
  • Transcripts for the last three years of secondary school
  • Baccalauréat transcript
  • Baccalauréat diploma or certificate of achievement
  • Post-secondary transcripts (full transcripts)
  • Proof of CPGE education, including transcripts
  • Post-secondary diplomas and/or certificates of achievement (if applicable)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
Bac +2 or Bac +3 technical
  • Transcripts for the last three years of secondary school
  • Baccalauréat transcript
  • Baccalauréat diploma or certificate of achievement
  • Post-secondary transcripts (full transcripts) e.g., BTS, licence professionnelle, etc.
  • BTS exam transcript
  • Post-secondary diplomas and/or certificates of achievement (if applicable)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago
University studies
  • All university transcripts
  • University diplomas and/or certificates of achievement (if applicable)
  • Transcripts for the last three years of secondary school
  • Transcript of marks from end-of-year examination for secondary school / baccalauréat d’études secondaires
  • Secondary school diploma or certificate of completion (e.g. baccalauréat)
  • Post-secondary transcripts (full transcripts)
  • Post-secondary diplomas and/or certificates of achievement (if applicable)
  • A cover letter and resume if the last diploma was awarded more than one year ago

Visit the website to find out the admission requirements specific to your program.

Important information

  1. If your birth certificate, proof of status in Canada, French test (if applicable) and transcripts of previous studies are not sent by the deadline (see deadlines), your file will not be processed for the desired term. If your file remains incomplete for eight months, it will be closed without refund. You will then have to reapply for admission.
  2. Any studies not reported at the time of admission will not be taken into consideration for any future request for equivalence. 
  3. Polytechnique reserves the right to request an original copy of an admission or identity document for verification purposes. If the required documents are not provided, your admission will be revoked.
  4. All documents provided become the property of Polytechnique Montréal and are not returned to candidates
MODE OF TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Your documents must be sent by email.

You must ensure that you meet the deadlines for submitting documents, based on your status and the term when you would like to be admitted. Incomplete applications will be kept for eight months, after which time the file will be closed.

An official or certified translation into French or English is required for any document that is not written in one of these two languages.

SEND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BY EMAIL

Email identification

  • Include your first and last names, and application number or ID number in all your communications.

Document format

  • PDF scanned from original documents*. No photos or other formats (such as .jpeg, .zip, etc.) will be accepted.

Send documents to

Note that the status of your documents will only be updated in your online file once your application has been processed by our admissions staff. Therefore, it is normal for the status of your documents to continue to be “pending” after you have sent your email. You do not need to send them again.